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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B / ; B21B / ; B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72133 ; 72150 ; 7237001 ;
Abstract
A pipe is bent by advancing the pipe through a guide and into a ring disposed just upstream of said guide in the direction of pipe movement. The ring with the leading end of the pipe therein is moved by a controller along a predetermined curve along which the pipe is to be bent.